Deputy Minister of Education has warned that the country cannot afford to dismiss its student misconduct and safety crisis as isolated or statistically insignificant — even as he acknowledged that the worst incidents involve fewer than five per cent of the nation's roughly 800 public secondary and TVET institutions. Dr Clement Abas Apaak, who doubles as Member of Parliament for Builsa South, made the remarks on Newsfile on Saturday during a wide-ranging discussion on student safety that has been prompted by a series of disturbing incidents in recent weeks.